How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

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JRPGfan said:

curl-6 said:

To answer the new poll question, Switch 2 is very much on point.

For a $450 hybrid device, being able to outperform PS4 and get solid ports of current gen only games is more than satisfactory.

Throw in support for stuff like 120fps, 4K, and raytracing, and it's overall a very good piece of kit.

Obviously it's not a high end enthusiast device, but that's to be expected given it's a mass market product.

Its almost 2 generation behind (the other two) in terms of power, is another way of seeing things.

Also Raytracing? on a Switch2? So far no game has used it (afaik).
I don't think the Switch 2 has enough horse power to really make use of something so demanding, for so little returns in visual impact.
So while technically it might be able to do so, likely very few if any games will ever use it on the switch2.

This is simply untrue. PS4 is one generation behind and Switch 2 is more capable than the PS4. "Two generations behind" is PS3/360, even Switch 1 was more capable than that.

And Switch 2 isn't even 2 months into what's likely to be an 8+ year lifespan, it's far too early to make that second claim. The hardware supports raytracing. We already have a game announced that uses mandatory raytracing (Star Wars Outlaws) How it will be used it up over the remainder of the system's life is up to developers and the vast majority of devs haven't even had the chance to release anything yet.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 26 July 2025